Emergency Procedures

Harwell Site Emergency

Emergency fire procedures are in place within Diamond House and the experimental hall.

Fire Emergency Procedures

Diamond House

The alarm will sound followed by an announcement via the public address system. Follow these instructions and if instructed evacuate the building and muster at the fire assembly point.

Building Wardens operate in Diamond House to ensure clearance of the building in an emergency.

Synchrotron

The alarm will sound followed by a recorded message which will also inform you of a total evacuation. Follow these instructions and evacuate the building.

Leave the building by the nearest exit and do not use the lifts. Go straight to muster point outside at ground level under the link bridge between Diamond House and the Synchrotron and wipe your cypher tag at the master card reader. Do not leave the synchrotron building via the link bridge.

There are no building wardens operating in the synchrotron building.

If you discover a fire:

Sound the alarm by activating the nearest break glass

Leave the building by the nearest exit

Do not use the lifts.

You may use a fire extinguisher if you are trained to do so and only if it is safe to do so. Do not attempt to fight a fire if you are not competent to do so.

Notify the Control Room of your actions.

Harwell Site Emergency

The Harwell site alarm is a klaxon sound. The warning is an intermittent note lasting one and a half minutes.